The Easter joy
THE EASTER JOY, which is earned for us by Christ, should go way beyond feelings. It should enter deep into our soul, transforming us...
Breaking the ‘as-usual’ mold
WE HAVE to be wary of our strong tendency to fall into routine that can spawn many other anomalies such as complacency, spiritual lukewarmness,...
Altruism vs narcissism
WE HAVE to be aware of this danger. With how things are now, it is quite easy and tempting for something that is good...
Generosity and total detachment
WE HAVE to learn the precious lesson Christ wants to impart to us in that episode where he praised the poor widow who gave...
Avoid tempting God
IT WAS NICE to learn about Blessed Bartolo Longo (1841-1926) who, as the Wikepedia puts it, “was an Italian lawyer who has been beatified...
From death to a new eternal life
WE SHOULD never be afraid of death. Though it obviously is not something good, since ultimately it is a consequence of sin, death somehow...
Relevance of Christ’s passion today
ESPECIALLY during these days of Holy Week, it would be very good if we can pause and meditate more deeply on the passion and...
Suffer the little children
TO BE MORE precise, suffer especially the babies. The other day, I had the misfortune — that in the end turned out actually as...
To a newly ordained priest
ASKED to give the homily at the Thanksgiving Mass of a newly ordained priest, I was wondering what to say to a person who...
More concern for the divine economy
WHILE it’s true that we have to give due, if not utmost, attention to our human economy in its different levels — local, national,...